March 9, 2019

91 Tribal Art Auction

Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Asia, Oceania and North America. Non-European art from international private collections. Royal arts of the Akan people from the Swiss collection of Roland Hartmann.

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Highlights

1/5
Lot 24
Figure of a monk with beard, 19th century
1/6
Lot 26
Head sculpture of "luohan", Sung Dynasty (960 -1279)
1/4
Lot 28
Rare Imperial "Dragon" Throne Seat Cushion, 1850 - 1900
1/4
Lot 36
Monster mask "Zeebad", 18th century or older
1/3
Lot 46
War shield "yemes"
1/8
Lot 49
Overmodeled ancestor skull
1/5
Lot 64
Anthropomorphic amulet pendant "hei-tiki", 19th century
1/6
Lot 93
Maternité
1/5
Lot 105
Standing female figure with receptacle
1/5
Lot 107
Hyena or cheetah mask
1/4
Lot 118
Male head sculpture "mma"
1/4
Lot 119
Male face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group
1/6
Lot 120
Sitting male figure "asie usu"
1/5
Lot 129
Anthropo-/ zoomorphic mask "n'gré (or glé)"
1/6
Lot 139
Beautiful female mask "gu" with animal horns
1/7
Lot 147
Staff "tefalipitya"
1/3
Lot 154
Pectoral disc "akrafokonmu" ("soul washers badge")
1/3
Lot 155
Pectoral disc "akrafokonmu" ("soul washers badge")
1/4
Lot 158
Pendant with mask
1/5
Lot 161
Pendant in shape of a lizard
1/5
Lot 163
Ornament pendant in form of a ram head
1/5
Lot 167
Chief's ring "mpetea" with "starbursts"
1/5
Lot 183
Chief's ring "mpetea" with mudfish
1/6
Lot 203
Memorial head of the brasscasters guild, 18th - 19th century
1/4
Lot 209
Standing male figure
1/9
Lot 224
Standing male figure "ihambe"
1/7
Lot 268
Large helmet-shaped buffalo mask "nya"
1/9
Lot 279
Royal memorial figure "lefem"
1/7
Lot 281
Male reliquary guardian figure "eyema bieri"
1/5
Lot 285
Helmet mask "emboli" or "mbuto"
1/5
Lot 286
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu", before 1929
1/4
Lot 288
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
1/4
Lot 289
Staff half figure "baké", around 1900
1/8
Lot 303
Nail Fetish "nkisi n'kondi"
1/5
Lot 304
Male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/5
Lot 335
Small power figure "mbulenga"
1/7
Lot 355
Power half figure "nkisi"
1/6
Lot 372
Caryatid stool
1/5
Lot 382
Cloak "lembd" and headband "anfarro" of a General's uniform
1/4
Lot 383
Magnificent shield "tafa gassa", late 19th century

91 Tribal Art Auction

Lot 52
Ceremonial club
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, May River
sold EUR 550
Lot 53
Ancestor spirit mask
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Inge Hett, Berlin, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 54
Standing male figure
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Iatmul
not available anymore
Lot 55
War club
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 56
Club
New Caledonia
Ulrich Klever, St. Georgen, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 58
Decorative bow
Solomon Islands
Private Collection, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 59
War club "sali"
Fidji Islands
Ernst von Sieglin (1848-1927), Stuttgart, Germany Linden-Museum Stuttgart, Germany (I.C.49908) Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 60
War club "sali"
Fidji Islands
German Collection, Berlin
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 61
Throwing club "ula kitu"
Fidji Islands
Museum, Hamburg (1902) Ulrich Klever (1922-1990), St. Georgen, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 62
Rootstock club "nokonoko"
Fidji Islands
German Collection
not available anymore
Lot 63
Rare shark-tooth sword
Kiribati - Gilbert Islands
Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 950
Lot 64
Anthropomorphic amulet pendant "hei-tiki", 19th century
New Zealand, Maori
French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 65
Hand club "kotiate paraoa"
New Zealand, Maori
not available anymore
Lot 66
Adze blade "toki"
New Zealand, Maori
Johann F. Gustav Umlauff, Hamburg, Germany Michael Evans, Dijon, France
not available anymore
Lot 67
War club "nifo’oti"
Samoa
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1988) Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 68
War club "bowai" ("povai")
Tonga
Johann F. Gustav Umlauff (1833-1889), Hamburg, Germany Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 69
Fighting club
Australia, New South Wales
Holger Hofmann, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 70
Parrying shield
Western Australia
not available anymore
Lot 71
Parrying shield
Australia
not available anymore
Lot 72
Spearthrower "woomera"
Australia
Douglas Barrett, London, Great Britain
not available anymore
Lot 73
Boomerang
Australia
not available anymore
Lot 74
Boomerang
Australia
not available anymore
Lot 75
Classic hunting boomerang
Australia, Central
not available anymore
Lot 76
Long fighting boomerang
Australia
not available anymore
Lot 77
Sculpture of a "mimih" spirit
Kuningbal, Crusoe (1922-1984), Western Arnhem Land, Kuninjku
not available anymore
Lot 78
Idol
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuit
sold EUR 950
Lot 79
Four miniature seal sculptures
Canada - Alaska - Greenland, Inuit
not available anymore
Lot 80
Snow goggles "ilgaak or iggaak"
Canada - Greenland, Inuit/ Yupik
not available anymore
Lot 81
Die Altertümer von Benin
Luschan, Felix von
sold EUR 400
Lot 82
Art Decoratif Tshokwe
Bastin, Marie Louise / Museu do Dundo (Angola)
sold EUR 550
Lot 83
Shield
Sudan, Nilotic group, Dinka / Nuer / Shilluk
not available anymore
Lot 84
Bracelet
Sudan
Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 700
Lot 85
Standing female figure
Sudan, Bari
not available anymore
Lot 86
Commemorative figure "ngya"
Sudan, Bongo
André Kirbach, Düssedorf, Germany (2004) Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 87
Stone figure "pomdo"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
German Collection
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 89
Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Mende
Private Collection, Tübingen, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 91
Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Mende
sold EUR 900
Lot 92
Two standing female figures
Guinea, Baga
sold EUR 750
Lot 93
Maternité
Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos Islands, Bidjogo
Alberto Telles de Hutra Machado, Lisbon, Portugal (1920-50) Bernard de Grunne, Brussels, Belgium (2013)
sold EUR 7,000
Lot 94
Seated male figure "iran" in colon style
Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos Islands, Bidjogo
not available anymore
Lot 95
Soul container figure "iran otibago"
Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos Islands, Bidjogo
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
sold EUR 900
Lot 96
Soul container figure "iran otibago"
Guinea-Bissau, Bissagos Islands, Bidjogo
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 97
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
German Private Collection
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 98
Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 99
Antelope headdress "sogi-ni-kun" or "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Stewart J. Warkow, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 100
Monkey mask "ngon"
Mali, Bamana
Iwanovski, Nancy, France
not available anymore
Lot 101
Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
Mali, Bamana
French Collection
not available anymore
Lot 102
Staff "solima bere"
Mali, Bamana
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Price EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 104
Female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
German Private Collection (before 1945)
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 105
Standing female figure with receptacle
Mali, Bamana
Hélène Leloup, Paris, France Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
not available anymore